Gertrud Fridh (26 November 1921 â€" 11 October 1984) was a Swedish
stage and film actress.Born in Gothenburg, Fridh later studied acting
at Gothenburg City Theatre's acting school from 1941 to 1944. She
worked in the 1940s and 1950s at the city theatres in Gothenburg and
Malmö. At the latter she came in contact with director Ingmar Bergman
who directed her on stage and later would cast her in strong parts in
some of his most memorable films, including Wild Strawberries (1957),
The Magician / The Face (1958), The Devil's Eye (1960), All These
Women (1964) and Hour of the Wolf (1967).From 1956 to 1978, Gertrud
Fridh was part of the ensemble at Sweden's national stage, the Royal
Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. There she performed a number of
celebrated parts, from Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1956) to
Phaedra in Euripides' Hippolytus (1965) and The Mummy in Strindberg's
The Ghost Sonata (1973). One of her most praised parts was her Hedda
Gabler, in the legendary 1964 Dramaten production of the Ibsen play,
directed by Bergman. The successful production gave 89 performances,
and she later guest performed in Helsinki, Berlin and London. Despite
the fact that many Swedish actresses have taken on the role of Hedda
Gabler over the years, in Sweden, Gertrud Fridh is still regarded as
the definitive Hedda of all time.
stage and film actress.Born in Gothenburg, Fridh later studied acting
at Gothenburg City Theatre's acting school from 1941 to 1944. She
worked in the 1940s and 1950s at the city theatres in Gothenburg and
Malmö. At the latter she came in contact with director Ingmar Bergman
who directed her on stage and later would cast her in strong parts in
some of his most memorable films, including Wild Strawberries (1957),
The Magician / The Face (1958), The Devil's Eye (1960), All These
Women (1964) and Hour of the Wolf (1967).From 1956 to 1978, Gertrud
Fridh was part of the ensemble at Sweden's national stage, the Royal
Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. There she performed a number of
celebrated parts, from Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1956) to
Phaedra in Euripides' Hippolytus (1965) and The Mummy in Strindberg's
The Ghost Sonata (1973). One of her most praised parts was her Hedda
Gabler, in the legendary 1964 Dramaten production of the Ibsen play,
directed by Bergman. The successful production gave 89 performances,
and she later guest performed in Helsinki, Berlin and London. Despite
the fact that many Swedish actresses have taken on the role of Hedda
Gabler over the years, in Sweden, Gertrud Fridh is still regarded as
the definitive Hedda of all time.
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